I don’t know about you guys, but sometimes I get intense cravings for something crunchy AND buttery! And in those desperate, dark hours…I turn to phyllo dough! So simple and so easy…all you have to do is thaw it out overnight, and voila’! It’s ready to be used! I’m pretty sure it’s foolproof too, because […]

Usually, I’m not CRAZY for American buttercream because of how overly sweet it is, but for this recipe…I think I could make the exception. The important thing to note is, to always use good butter with at least an 80 percent butterfat content. I like to use Darigold’s Chef’s Choice Salted Butter. It’s affordable and […]

Nothing beats coming home to the smell of homemade bread! A good tasting bread recipe is easy to come by…one that is not dense, yet light and fluffy is another story. Just like you, I’ve scoured the internet and tried countless recipes, searching for a light and airy sandwich bread, yet none prevailed. Over the […]

Ingredients for the crust: 1/2 cup of all purpose flour plus 2 Tbsp more 1/4 cup of pecans 2 pinches of salt 1 1/2 Tbsp of sugar(I used brown sugar in the video cause I ran out of regular sugar) 1/2 stick(4 Tbsp) of cold, cubed butter 1-2 tsp of cold, ice water For the […]

This recipe is a MUST try for all FISH LOVERS!! And talk about a fancy looking way to dress up an inexpensive fish! Every time I serve this, I get rave reviews before anyone even takes a bite! The presentation alone, is enough to want to make you want to dig in, HEAD FIRST. The […]

So, I’ve been thinking about making my own croissants from scratch, for quite sometime now. The thought alone always frightened me and I was sure that my first attempt at them would be a disaster! But to my surprise, my first attempt didn’t turn out too bad! While I was researching recipes and reading COUNTLESS […]

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m pretty sure that all I need to survive is my hair straightener and pho. I can assure you that even in 90 degree weather, you can catch me in my kitchen hovering over my stove cooking up a big pot of pho. Since I married into a […]